In Message <18153.944624880@eterna.com.au> ,
matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au> wrote:
=>
=> =>- add a -f flag to lpf to add missing carriage returns.
=> =>
=> =>useful when printing UNIX files to an, eg, LaserWriter that wants CR's
=> =>as well as LF's in raw text. stair-stepped text is no fun.
=>
=> Shouldn't this be a printcap option? If you have more than one
=> printer you might want to LF-ify some but not others. For example,
=> a PCL printer might get a bit upset.
=>
=>erm, this is an option to the "lpf" program, a standalone filter supplied
=>with the lpr suite, not an option to lpd itself. ie, one must setup a
=>filter in printcap using lpf to get at this functionality.
Ah. Thought that was a typo. Makes much more sense now.
Gary D. Duzan